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Yankees Friday: Alfonso Soriano nears history, Carlos Beltran fine

New York Yankees vs the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day

New York Yankees designated hitter Alfonso Soriano (12) at the New York Yankees vs the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY 4/7/14 (William Perlman-The Star-Ledger) Sent DIRECT TO SELECTS Monday, April 07, 2014 11:48:47 3288 2772
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MINOR MOVES: Righty pitcher Nik Turley resigned with the Yankees, according to MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo. They had released him to make room on the 40-man roster. Also, righty Chris Leroux accepted the Yankees' outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He had been designated for assignment, also to clear a 40-man spot.

BELTRAN FINE? Nobody around the Yankees seems to think much about Carlos Beltran's slump, or the fact he's hitting just .241 on the year, according to the New York Post's George King. Beltran hasn't homered since April 22.

THISCLOSE: Yankees DH Alfonso Soriano needs just two hits to become the seventh player all time with 1,000 hits both in the AL and NL. He'd be there by now if he wasn't struggling at the plate. Soriano has two hits in his last 18 at-bats.

HOT, BUT NOT: A couple notes on Brett Gardner. He's 7 for his last 17. But he's got 31 strikeouts, which is two less than team-leader Soriano, but way more than third-place Derek Jeter (22) and Jacoby Ellsbury (21).

TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY:

May 9, 1930: The Yankees and Tigers combine for an AL record low two outfield putouts in a 5-4 loss to the Tigers at Yankee Stadium, according to Sporting News.